An insurance company owes its insured a duty of acting in good faith and fair dealing. In other words, the insurer must act reasonably in processing and paying your insurance claims. This contractual relation is why you pay your insurer steep monthly insurance premiums – to be covered in times of need. In South Carolina, [...]
Sep
17
2009
17
2009
Sep
8
2009
8
2009
Insured & Bankrupt – NYTimes article
According to Harvard Medical School Professor, Dr. David Himmelstein, 62% of the 1.4-1.5 million bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are due to burdensome medical bills. 3/4 of the 62% had medical insurance.
Sep
1
2009
1
2009
New Federal Law Safeguards Patient Privacy In Health Care Offices Going Green
With the green movement fully underway and technology continually evolving each month, health care providers are systematically changing how they create, maintain and store patient information by going paperless. With any transition or upgrade in technology, comes ease, efficiency and some glitches. Fortunately, federal law was passed that further protects patient privacy in offices that [...]
Aug
23
2009
23
2009
Group Health Cooperative: more affordable than national health care?
Obama’s proposed national, public health care plan has received such fierce opposition, that it has now turned to private cooperatives, like Group Health, to maintain competitive rates against private insurers. Group Health Cooperative, like other cooperatives, offer its members both insurance and health care services. This system is better known as a health maintenance organization [...]
Aug
22
2009
22
2009
Doctors’ Duty to Patients – Emotional Counselor or Simply a TroubleShooter?
NPR has a story exploring the role of US doctors. In the midst of health care reform debate – it’s asked: what role do doctors have in caring for their patients? What level of burden shall be placed upon patients when reporting their ailments to their doctor? The answers may determine the doctor’s form of [...]
